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Viewfinder: Yellow Vest Protesters March in Paris

Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: Feb 18, 2019
Updated on: Feb 17, 2019

Gilets jaunes (yellow vest) protesters march down the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France, on February 17th, 2019. The yellow vests movement began in November after French President Emmanuel Macron announced impending fuel taxes, which many rural French citizens said they could not afford, and calls for government tax reforms to address the high cost of living and for Macron's resignation.
(Photo: Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty Images)

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Police look at a burnt car in Paris, France, on December 9th, 2018—one day after "yellow vest" protests rocked the country.

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Demonstrators protest against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization near the Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 4th, 2019, as NATO ministers gather for a meeting.

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Smoke and flames rise during a fire at the landmark Notre Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15th, 2019.

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Security forces fire tear gas into a crowd of supporters of Madagascan presidential candidate Marc Ravalomanana, breaking up a demonstration against the country's election results on January 2nd, 2019, in Antananarivo.

A school boy looks at a burning barricade during a demonstration on January 14th, 2019, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Angry protesters barricaded roads with burning tires and rocks after the government more than doubled the price of fuel in a bid to improve supplies as the country battles its worst gasoline shortage in a decade.

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Angry protesters barricaded roads with burning tires and rocks after the government more than doubled the price of fuel in a bid to improve supplies as the country battles its worst gasoline shortage in a decade.

Protesters hold placards and shout slogans as they occupy a street demanding that Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam step down, after a rally against the now-suspended extradition bill outside of the chief executive office on June 17th, 2019, in Hong Kong, China. The controversial bill would allow Hong Kong citizens suspected of crimes to be extradited to mainland China.

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Protesters hold placards and shout slogans as they occupy a street demanding that Hong Kong's leader step down on June 17th, 2019, in Hong Kong, China.

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